Health Canada recently made a statement against “placenta products.” We’d like to address any concerns that may be associated with thier statement. Safety First APPA has always been aware of the very serious safety concerns regarding some methods of placenta preparation. In many ways, we completely agree with the concerns. In fact, these concerns are the very reason APPA was
Jena University Reviews Placentophagy Literature By Christi Trimble, APPAC Placenta studies are finally starting to pop up thanks to the great work going on at The Placenta Lab of Jena University in Germany. While Dr. Sophia Johnson’s research began in 2015 her first study wasn’t published until this year. Now we have a new literature review from the team at
Meet another APPA shining star – APPA Certified Placenta Arts Specialist (APPAC), Ashley Swofford! Ashley told us this about her business: Rooted in Love is located in Toutle Washington where I live with my husband of 8 years and our 4 kids. I believe every birth is unique and that with the right support and tools a woman’s postpartum period
We’re pleased to introduce you to Nikki Williams, APPAC since 2017, and birth professional. Nikki Williams is a birth professional recently joining the Central Maryland community to provide birth doula, birth photography, certified lactation counseling, birth pool rental, and placenta encapsulation services to the birthing families there as “Bedheadbirth.” Nikki is also an out-of-hospital midwifery student at the National Midwifery
APPA has so many brilliant people in our network out there doing amazing, careful, and safe placenta encapsulation, and we’d like to introduce you to another one of our superstar placenta professionals: Kate Tyo, APPAC Kate Tyo has been encapsulating placentas sine 2014 and has worked with over 120 women to support their postpartum recovery. Located in Evanston, IL, Kate
Meet another new APPAC, Kelly Burnett! Kelly serves Sulphur Springs, TX and surrounding areas: Camp, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River, Titus, and Wood County. Kelly also provides the following services; Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Sibling Doula, Bereavement Doula, Belly Binding, Breastfeeding Consults, Birth Education Classes, and Placenta Encapsulation. To learn more about Kelly and her services visit
APPA is happy to introduce you to another passionate birth and placenta professional: Heidi Loeppky! She told us all about herself: I am a mother of 2 and have an Early Childhood Education background. It wasn’t until the birth of my first Daughter that I felt this passion for the birthing community well up inside of me. I struggled with
APPA is proud to introduce another brilliant new graduate from our training program: Brianna Biehler! Brianna is originally from Upstate New York, moved to Georgia for about 12 years, then relocated back to New York in 2009. She met her husband in 2015. They quickly started their life together by getting engaged and shortly after finding out they were expecting
By, Leslie Moldenauer, CHNC, HHP, Certified Aromatherapist The placenta is a beautiful and integral organ of life. It is the vital force for your baby, taking the role of sole support at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy until birth. The placenta has a number of important roles, and now it is being shown to have amazing benefits
APPA just keeps turning out brilliant and talented graduates! Meet Jenny Thompson! Jenny is a birth doula, placenta encapsulator, lactation counselor, and childbirth educator, and has served the Acadiana, LA area for almost 10 years. Before birthwork became her life, Jenny worked on environmental and ocean policy, graduating from Louisiana State University in 1998 and the University of Washington in